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Gordon Muir, president of the Varsity, prepares a tray at the Varsity in Midtown Atlanta several years ago when the iconic restaurant was turning 90. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Midtown Atlanta’s iconic Varsity weighing redevelopment options10h ago

Fulton Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney (background) speaks to legislators’ attorney, Don Samuel during a motion hearing at Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta on Friday, July 1, 2022. Fulton Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney at a roughly 90-minute hearing Friday did not come to a final decision about what exactly the District Attorney’s office can ask Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan, former state Sen. William Ligon of Brunswick and several other unnamed state legislators. But he said that anything related to their conversations with other legislators or motivations are off-limits. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Trump probe: Fulton judge hears from lawmakers challenging subpoenas

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Justin Ross Harris (left) and Claud "Tex" McIver both had their murder convictions overturned by the Georgia Supreme Court.

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Georgia high court rightly overturned murder convictions, legal experts say

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Judge says prison system should turn over documents to federal investigators

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Then-Pickens County School Superintendent Carlton Wilson (left) and board members listen to speakers during a meeting to address questions and concerns about transgender students and the use of bathrooms of their choice at Pickens County High School on Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, in Jasper. (Curtis Compton / AJC file photo)

Ex-Pickens County school superintendent indicted in theft case

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Women talk about the choices they made about abortion

As the nation absorbs a Supreme Court ruling on abortion rights, we talked with a diverse group of women on their choices

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More monkeypox cases reported in Georgia, vaccines on the way

U.S. health officials have expressed concern the virus is spreading faster than previously thought, and cases of the disease are ticking upward in Georgia.

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Local

Will Braves’ Ronald Acuña return to the lineup Friday?

Pair indicted for murder in shooting at Barrett Parkway restaurant in Cobb

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Atlanta developer eyes beloved gritty stretch of Ponce

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Hawks send Kevin Huerter to Kings

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Braves pressing on through longest stretch of season without an off-day

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Max Fried shuts down Reds, Braves’ offense explodes late

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Spiller Park to open fourth location and more restaurant news from the week

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As AJC Peachtree Road Race resumes pre-pandemic form, ‘back to old times’

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Nation & State

Fried wins 8th in row, Riley homers, Braves rout Reds 9-1

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Texas Supreme Court blocks order that resumed abortions

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'Revolutionary' high court term on abortion, guns and more

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Pasquantino hits unusual 1st MLB homer, Royals beat Tigers

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Strong earthquake kills 5 in southern Iran

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Russia's messages with missiles tell West to back off

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Politics

The Georgia Public Service Commission is pictured in its hearing room. From left: Commissioners Fitz Johnson, Tim Echols, Tricia Pridemore, Lauren “Bubba” McDonald and Jason Shaw.

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Judge weighs whether Georgia PSC elections are discriminatory12h ago

In this photo of May 11, 2022, Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) walks out of the Senate Chambers during a series of votes in the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/TNS)

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Warnock focuses Senate hearing on curbing drug prices

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June 7, 2022 Atalnta - A customer pumps gas at Shell gas station, where the price of gasoline approaches close to $6 a gallon, on Peachtree Road near Piedmont Atlanta Spine Center in Buckhead on Tuesday, June 6, 2022. Georgia gas prices hit new heights on Tuesday, according to AAA, with an average statewide cost of $4.33 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel. That’s still well below the national average of $4.92 per gallon.(Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Kemp extends state fuel tax break, again, through August

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June 7, 2022 Buford - Sam’s Club in Buford near Mall of Georgia was busy with motorists seeking for cheaper gas price on Tuesday, June 6, 2022. Georgia gas prices hit new heights on Tuesday, according to AAA, with an average statewide cost of $4.33 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel. That’s still well below the national average of $4.92 per gallon.(Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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The Jolt: Gas tax battle heats up as Stacey Abrams targets voters at the pump 20h ago

House members throw up paper at the conclusion of the legislative session in the House Chamber on Sine Die, the last day of the General Assembly at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Branden Camp/ For The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Mental health law and teacher pay raises among new Georgia laws

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A group of lobbyists watch the sessions on Sine Die, the last day of the General Assembly, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on Monday, April 4, 2022. Several bills passed focused on education will become law on July 1. (Branden Camp for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Georgia’s new education laws take effect July 1

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Abortion rights activists protest outside the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on Friday, June 24, 2022. The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade shifted the abortion fight to state legislatures, where gerrymandering has given Republicans an advantage. (Kendrick Brinson/The New York Times)

OPINION: Women, it’s time to run for something 21h ago

Video from January 6 is played as Cassidy Hutchinson, former aide to Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, testifies as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. (Anna Moneymaker/Pool via AP)

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Politically Georgia podcast: Clash over January 6 deepens in Georgia

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L-R, Misty Whittaker, Maike Caudle, and Casey Key react as a car honk outside the Georgia State Capitol, where abortion rights activists rally to protest the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v Wade. Sunday, June 26, 2022. Miguel Martinez /miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com

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Georgia’s abortion rights battle is about to shift to local governments

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Events

AJC Peachtree Road Race The expo is open Saturday and Sunday.

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Trump probe: Fulton judge hears from lawmakers challenging subpoenas

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The DeKalb County Board of Education delayed voting on the district's budget so interim Superintendent Vasanne Tinsley could have time to weigh in. (Natrice Miller / natrice.miller@ajc.com)

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DeKalb school board approves budget with tax increase

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Sandy Springs, Roswell, Alpharetta and Johns Creek will celebrate Independence Day with fireworks, live music, food trucks and more at local parks or on the city green.

North Fulton cities plan fireworks, live music for Fourth of July celebrations

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Silk Sonic members Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak meet Con Funk Shun members Michael Cooper and Felton Pilate. Silk Sonic recently covered Con Funk Shun's "Love's Train."

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ConFunkShun bringing ‘Love’s Train’ to Stockbridge Fourth

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This is a rendering of the planned Solis Dresden Village in Brookhaven, a mixed-use project by Terwilliger Pappas.

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Mixed-use project with 180-plus homes begins construction in Brookhaven

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The Georgia Department of Transportation plans to rebuild the I-285 interchange at I-20 west of Atlanta.

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Georgia DOT prepares for new I-285 interchange at I-20 west of Atlanta

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An aerial photograph shows a piece of Beltline-adjacent building (lower right), where 8ARM and former Paris on Ponce are located, on Ponce de Leon in Atlanta on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Atlanta developer eyes beloved gritty stretch of Ponce

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Investigations

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Judge says prison system should turn over documents to federal investigators

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Dr. Kathleen Toomey, Georgia's public health commissioner, speaks about the coronavirus pandemic during a 2021 press conference as her boss, Gov. Brian Kemp, watches. Toomey fired the top lawyer at the Department of Public Health, who has won a $750,000 settlement from the state over her termination. Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com”

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State pays $750,000 to lawyer fired by public health agency

Maddox Kilgore, seen here in 2014, who was one of Justin Ross Harris’ trial attorneys, praised the Supreme Court’s ruling to throw out the murder conviction. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's "Breakdown" returns to the subject of Season 2 and examines how the conviction was successfully challenged. (AJC file)

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‘Breakdown’ Season 2, Ep. 18: ‘Death in a Hot Car; Mistake or Murder?’

November 20, 2014 Atlanta: Technology Square is mixed use area at Fifth and Spring Street that contains Georgia Tech academic buildings, Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center, retail and offices. Global consulting group Accenture plans to put a new innovation lab at Tech Square and add 800 jobs through 2020. BRANT SANDERLIN / BSANDERLIN@AJC.COM

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Things to Do

PeachFest is returning to Peachtree Center on July 26.

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Metro Atlanta food and drink events to check out in July13h ago

Blue Man Group is back at the Fox Theatre for the first time since 2015 in a new show July 8-10.
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Blue Man Group is still blue, but the rest is new

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Dusty Gannon, also know as Goth Dad, practices with his band, Vision Video, in the week leading up to AthFest, the beloved outdoor music festival in Athens. Vision Video headlined the Saturday night performances for the first time, a big step for the band. which includes bass player Dan Geller, Emily Fredock on vocals and synthesizer and drummer Jason Fusco. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Dusty Gannon aka Goth Dad brings humor, therapy, glam to Athens music

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How late can you shoot fireworks in Georgia?

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Bob Thompson's "LeRoi Jones and his Family," (1964), oil on canvas.
Courtesy of High Museum of Art / Cathy Carver. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

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Bob Thompson exhibit at High Museum dazzles with color and déjà vu

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The Tedeschi Trucks Band, pictured here at Pasaquan, will play two nights at the Fox Theatre on July 15-16.

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Derek Trucks on reinventing the Tedeschi Trucks Band

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A rendering of the outside of the former Philips Arena, which will be christened State Farm Arena. (Credit: Atlanta Hawks)

Atlanta’s State Farm Arena to host League of Legends World Championship semifinals

Sports

Atlanta Braves' Max Fried throws during the first inning a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds in Cincinnati, Friday, July 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster)

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Max Fried shuts down Reds, Braves’ offense explodes late

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Hawks guard Dejounte Murray holds his number five jersey with general manager Landry Fields during Murray’s introductory press conference at the Emory Sports Medicine Complex, Friday, July 1, 2022, in Atlanta. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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AJC Hawks Report podcast: Dejounte Murray arrives and Kevin Huerter departs

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Braves starting pitcher Ian Anderson reacts after giving up a single to Philadelphia Phillies' Nick Castellanos during the first inning of a baseball game, Thursday, June 30, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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Braves pressing on through longest stretch of season without an off-day

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Runners make their way to cross the finish line during the second day of 2021 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race on Sunday, July 4, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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As AJC Peachtree Road Race resumes pre-pandemic form, ‘back to old times’

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Hawks guard Dejounte Murray, right, talks with former Hawks great Dominique Wilkins during Murray’s introductory press conference at the Emory Sports Medicine Complex, Friday, July 1, 2022, in Atlanta. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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Hawks excited to benefit from versatility Dejounte Murray brings

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Max Scherzer had a rehab start with Binghamton Rumble Ponies on Wednesday and is set to rejoin the Mets soon. (Yehyun Kim/The New York Times)

Braves still chasing Mets and now Scherzer, deGrom return soon

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Atlanta Hawks' guard Kevin Huerter (3) celebrating after scoring a 3-point basket during the second half in the NBA play-in tournament at State Farm Arena on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. Atlanta Hawks won 132-103 over Charlotte Hornets. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Hawks send Kevin Huerter to Kings

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Georgia Tech assistant baseball coach James Ramsey, left, with Kevin Parada of the Yellow Jackets on Feb. 18, 2022. (Danny Karnik/Georgia Tech Athletics)

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Kevin Parada earns Buster Posey Award as nation’s top catcher

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